The Moment of Truth
Film poster
Directed byFrancesco Rosi
Written byPedro Beltrán
Ricardo Muñoz Suay
Pere Portabella
Francesco Rosi
StarringMiguel Mateo 'Miguelín'
CinematographyPasqualino De Santis
Gianni Di Venanzo
Aiace Parolin
Edited byMario Serandrei
Music byPiero Piccioni
Release date
  • 3 March 1965 (1965-03-03)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

The Moment of Truth (Italian: Il momento della verità) is a 1965 Italian drama film directed by Francesco Rosi.[1] It was entered into the 1965 Cannes Film Festival.[2]

Plot

Miguel leaves the countryside because he doesn't want to become a poor farmer like his father. In the big city he tries everything to make it but accomplishes nothing until he becomes a bullfighter.

Cast

  • Miguel Mateo 'Miguelín' as Miguel Romero 'Miguelín'
  • José Gómez Sevillano
  • Pedro Basauri 'Pedrucho' as himself
  • Linda Christian as Linda, American woman
  • Curro Carmona
  • Luque Gago
  • Salvador Mateo
  • Gregorio Sánchez

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an aggregate score of 80% based on 8 positive and 2 negative critic reviews.[3]

References

  1. Matthews, Peter. "The Moment of Truth: The Blood of Beasts". criterion.com. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  2. "Festival de Cannes: The Moment of Truth". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 1 March 2009.
  3. "The Moment of Truth". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 1 September 2022.


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